Prerequisites
Successful completion of the premodern Chinese courses I and II of BA1 and BA2.
Description
Yijing is one of the greatest global classics of mankind. This course is especially for undergraduate students, to help them to acquire elementary knowledge of the textual meaning of the sixty-four hexagrams, the main content of Yijing, as well as the ten commentaries (namely the Ten Wings) and their philosophies. The teacher will also give a brief introduction on the historical background of the text and the major connotation of the metaphors and diagrams.
Examination
oral presentations and a final paper of circa 10 pages (or 2000-3000 words).
Literature
Zhu Xi’s (朱熹, 1130-1200) Zhouyi benyi (周易本義, The Original Meaning of Yijing, SBBY) and Richard Wilhelm’s translation I Ching (rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes, New York: Stratford Press, 2nd edition, reprinted 1964) will be used as regular text books.